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What Should Go Here? Former Gym Location on Cicero Avenue
Located on Cicero Avenue, a former gym location is currently looking for a new tenant. Oak Forest Patch wants to know, What Should Go Here?

Jeff Graveline is a contributor to Patch. Previously, he worked at 22nd Century Media.
Located on Cicero Avenue, a former gym location is currently looking for a new tenant. Oak Forest Patch wants to know, What Should Go Here?

A woman wading in a mall fountain? A cow in line at Best Buy? Patch hit the local shopping scene Thanksgiving night and Black Friday to talk to shoppers about the craziest, funniest or weirdest stories from the day.
Check out what's dropping out of Redbox kiosks in Oak Forest most this week.
'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' popped into the Best Buy in Orland Park on Thanksgiving, surprising one lucky family from the South Side with a shopping spree and thousands of dollars in Best Buy goodies—and handing out $50,000 in gift cards to oth
Construction on the new Oak Forest Metra Station is going to cause parking at the current Metra Station to change drastically on Monday, Nov. 26. The main lot will be mostly closed, with parking moved to three adjacent lots.
There are warrants out for the arrest of more than 60 accused criminals in Oak Forest. Today, Patch spotlights a few.
A Mokena family is involved in two domestic battery incidents, just hours apart, involving a boyfriend, a daughter, a mother and an aunt. Both the boyfriend and the aunt ended their Saturday night in jail, awaiting bond hearings.
You've got the turkey, all the trimmings and more, or do you? If you missed that one must have food item for your feast, know where you can run to to pick up that last minute must-have ingredient or side dish.
Bremen High School District 228 teachers gave five presentations to the board during its Nov. 20 meeting. The five presenters were then graded, with the top performer earning a trip to a teaching conference of their choice.
GiGi's Playhouse, a business designed to help educate and enrich the lives of children and adults with Down Syndrome hopes to open in September 2013. Santa will stop in for a dinner and a visit Dec. 9.
Midlothian police reports, Nov. 13–18.
Mokena School District Superintendent Steve Stein, on the job for just over a year and a half, submitted his letter of resignation Nov. 20, effective June 30, 2013. He will move on to become superintendent of Peotone Community School District 207U.
Lorenzo C. Rice, of Oak Forest, was charged with domestic battery and accused of choking a woman with a belt after she stopped their afternoon tryst.
Oak Forest police reports, Nov. 15-16
Four suspects from Mokena and Frankfort were arrested after eating at Denny's and then leaving without paying. The four were later stopped by Mokena Police and two suspects were carrying cocaine.
You've got the turkey, all the trimmings and more, or do you? If you missed that one must have food item for your feast, know where you can run to to pick up that last minute must-have ingredient or side dish.
The Acorn Public Library will host two therapy dogs on Saturday, Nov. 24, starting at 2:30 p.m. Readers ages 7 and up can sign up for 10-minute time slots to read to the dogs.
The former home of Magna Electric Supply is up for sale and Patch wants to know, what should go here?
Mokena Junior High Principal Mike Rolinitis talks about pay-to-play efforts in Mokena School District 159 and the future of the program in the coming years.
Check out what's dropping out of Redbox kiosks in Oak Forest most this week.